After reading this article, it really made me realize how stupid we make laughter. Not only do we create it using laugh tracks in filmmaking but throughout everyday conversation we use it. Klosterman made several great points when pointing out how we use laughter. I never realized how much laugh tracks are used in television shows to create a sense of humor at a certain point in the show. Directors may try to make a “live” show seem more realistic by creating a fake audience that laughs and also makes random emotions throughout a scene. Over the past years, television shows have used laugh tracks less, but throughout I believe the 1970s he said, it was very popular to use them to possibly show that it was a funny point that the audience should laugh at. I think that the directors were trying to make jokes funnier than they actually were. In my opinion I agree with Klosterman and how outrageously stupid laugh tracks are and I am glad they are becoming less used throughout the film industry.
The second topic that made me think about laughter was when he told stories about his months spent in Germany. I never realized how we as Americans use laughter for fillers in conversations and also to ease awkward situations. After reading the article I am able to point out when people are actually laughing and when they are just politely laughing so that no one is insulted in conversation. I believe that real laughter, like in Germany, should only be brought out when someone is genuinely amused and cannot help themselves from breaking out in laughter. So what do you think? Should we be more serious by laughing? That my friends… is a real question to think about.
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